gallic acid

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gal·lic acid (g

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A colorless crystalline compound, C₇H₆O₅, derived from tannin and used as a tanning agent, as an ink dye, and in photography and the manufacture of paper.

[French acide gallique, from galle, plant gall; see gall³.]

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gallic acid - a colorless crystalline acid obtained from tannin

acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

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